Worcester Cathedral Misericord selection of my favourites.
nice selection or beasties, biblical scenes and labours of the months.
There were 40 at least!
nice selection or beasties, biblical scenes and labours of the months.
There were 40 at least!
September 13, 2025 at 3:50 PM
January 15, 2025 at 6:54 PM
January 21, 2026 at 7:39 PM
2/3 and another in the cathedral, this time a bat, and why not?
September 9, 2025 at 6:10 PM
January 6, 2026 at 10:54 AM
#AnimalsInChurches Lion at the foot of Sir Richard Croft's effigy, St Michael and All Angels, Croft, Herefordshire.
August 6, 2025 at 6:11 PM
#AnimalsInChurches Lion at the foot of Sir Richard Croft's effigy, St Michael and All Angels, Croft, Herefordshire.
Pleasingly angelic form of swallows against the west window of the 7th Century chapel of Chapel of St Peter-on-the-Wall in Essex yesterday, on the marshy edge of the North Sea.
#Birds #AnimalsInChurches #Essex
#Birds #AnimalsInChurches #Essex
July 30, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Pleasingly angelic form of swallows against the west window of the 7th Century chapel of Chapel of St Peter-on-the-Wall in Essex yesterday, on the marshy edge of the North Sea.
#Birds #AnimalsInChurches #Essex
#Birds #AnimalsInChurches #Essex
January 12, 2026 at 8:00 PM
There were some fine #AnimalsInChurches in the Church of the Holy Innocents, Highnam.
I've never seen a dove before with halo raised & gilt, left,
Charming lamb in arms, and highly amiable sheep dog add stained glass charm to an almost dauntingly elaborate interior. @jshellyer.bsky.social
I've never seen a dove before with halo raised & gilt, left,
Charming lamb in arms, and highly amiable sheep dog add stained glass charm to an almost dauntingly elaborate interior. @jshellyer.bsky.social
February 15, 2026 at 2:38 PM
There were some fine #AnimalsInChurches in the Church of the Holy Innocents, Highnam.
I've never seen a dove before with halo raised & gilt, left,
Charming lamb in arms, and highly amiable sheep dog add stained glass charm to an almost dauntingly elaborate interior. @jshellyer.bsky.social
I've never seen a dove before with halo raised & gilt, left,
Charming lamb in arms, and highly amiable sheep dog add stained glass charm to an almost dauntingly elaborate interior. @jshellyer.bsky.social
St George and the Dragon (date unknown). Holy Trinity Church, Headington Quarry, Oxford.
#AnimalsInChurches
#AnimalsInChurches
December 6, 2024 at 4:53 AM
St George and the Dragon (date unknown). Holy Trinity Church, Headington Quarry, Oxford.
#AnimalsInChurches
#AnimalsInChurches
April 15, 2024 at 9:08 PM
Medieval carving of a monkey on the Mayor's stall in Ripon Cathedral. It is said to have been made as a comment by William Carver, the RiponWakeman, after a dispute with the Mayor. Monkeys were seen as greedy & deceitful.
#Ripon #Yorkshire #AnimalsInChurches #RiponCathedral #Medieval
#Ripon #Yorkshire #AnimalsInChurches #RiponCathedral #Medieval
January 3, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Medieval carving of a monkey on the Mayor's stall in Ripon Cathedral. It is said to have been made as a comment by William Carver, the RiponWakeman, after a dispute with the Mayor. Monkeys were seen as greedy & deceitful.
#Ripon #Yorkshire #AnimalsInChurches #RiponCathedral #Medieval
#Ripon #Yorkshire #AnimalsInChurches #RiponCathedral #Medieval
December 6, 2024 at 4:53 AM
#AnimalsInChurches #HairInChurches @MartinB_Archaeo @ChurchMonuments @therealjane01 @FrockFlicks Robert & Priscilla Squire, St Michael le Belfrey
December 2, 2024 at 5:39 AM
#AnimalsInChurches #HairInChurches @MartinB_Archaeo @ChurchMonuments @therealjane01 @FrockFlicks Robert & Priscilla Squire, St Michael le Belfrey
"The perils of yoga"!
Chapel of St Edmund Hall, Oxford.
#GargoylesAndGrotesques
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#AnimalsinChurches
Chapel of St Edmund Hall, Oxford.
#GargoylesAndGrotesques
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#AnimalsinChurches
December 6, 2024 at 4:42 AM
"The perils of yoga"!
Chapel of St Edmund Hall, Oxford.
#GargoylesAndGrotesques
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#AnimalsinChurches
Chapel of St Edmund Hall, Oxford.
#GargoylesAndGrotesques
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#AnimalsinChurches
A sheep overpowers a wolf in Chipping Norton church's 14th century hexagonal porch.
#animalsinchurches
#animalsinchurches
December 2, 2024 at 2:36 AM
A sheep overpowers a wolf in Chipping Norton church's 14th century hexagonal porch.
#animalsinchurches
#animalsinchurches
A yawning grotesque on St Cyriac's Church, Lacock.
My final offering for #AnimalsInChurches:#licheninchurches.
My final offering for #AnimalsInChurches:#licheninchurches.
December 5, 2024 at 10:08 PM
A yawning grotesque on St Cyriac's Church, Lacock.
My final offering for #AnimalsInChurches:#licheninchurches.
My final offering for #AnimalsInChurches:#licheninchurches.
#AnimalsInChurches #HairInChurches @MartinB_Archaeo @ChurchMonuments @therealjane01 @FrockFlicks Suzanne d'Humières, d 1644, Saint-Vaast, @VilleArras – excellent hairstyle details!
December 2, 2024 at 5:44 AM
#AnimalsInChurches #HairInChurches @MartinB_Archaeo @ChurchMonuments @therealjane01 @FrockFlicks Suzanne d'Humières, d 1644, Saint-Vaast, @VilleArras – excellent hairstyle details!
For #TongueOutTuesday, what about this delightful little red imp from St Cyriac's Church, Lacock.
#AnimalsInChurches #AnimalsInChurchesHour
#AnimalsInChurches #AnimalsInChurchesHour
December 6, 2024 at 1:30 AM
For #TongueOutTuesday, what about this delightful little red imp from St Cyriac's Church, Lacock.
#AnimalsInChurches #AnimalsInChurchesHour
#AnimalsInChurches #AnimalsInChurchesHour
A Green serpent with apple, about to tempt Eve.
Santiago de Compostela, Spain.
#GreenInChurches #AnimalsInChurches #AnimalsInChurchesHour
Santiago de Compostela, Spain.
#GreenInChurches #AnimalsInChurches #AnimalsInChurchesHour
December 6, 2024 at 2:55 AM
A Green serpent with apple, about to tempt Eve.
Santiago de Compostela, Spain.
#GreenInChurches #AnimalsInChurches #AnimalsInChurchesHour
Santiago de Compostela, Spain.
#GreenInChurches #AnimalsInChurches #AnimalsInChurchesHour
For #MementoMoriMonday, a nice example from the facade of Plasencia Cathedral, Spain. Well, there's a #skull anyway!
Can any #AnimalsInChurches fans explain the rest of the imagery please? E.g. what are the "fishy" things at the bottom? Swordfish? Prawns? What do they signify?
Can any #AnimalsInChurches fans explain the rest of the imagery please? E.g. what are the "fishy" things at the bottom? Swordfish? Prawns? What do they signify?
December 6, 2024 at 3:28 AM
For #MementoMoriMonday, a nice example from the facade of Plasencia Cathedral, Spain. Well, there's a #skull anyway!
Can any #AnimalsInChurches fans explain the rest of the imagery please? E.g. what are the "fishy" things at the bottom? Swordfish? Prawns? What do they signify?
Can any #AnimalsInChurches fans explain the rest of the imagery please? E.g. what are the "fishy" things at the bottom? Swordfish? Prawns? What do they signify?
Curious three-faced head in the Chapter House of Salisbury Cathedral for #AnimalsInChurchesAnimalsInChurchesHour" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#AnimalsInChurchesHour: #FacesInChurches. Presumably 13th century.
#AnimalsInChurches.
#AnimalsInChurches.
December 6, 2024 at 3:44 AM
Curious three-faced head in the Chapter House of Salisbury Cathedral for #AnimalsInChurchesAnimalsInChurchesHour" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#AnimalsInChurchesHour: #FacesInChurches. Presumably 13th century.
#AnimalsInChurches.
#AnimalsInChurches.
The Dove of Peace, on a mostly green background for #GreenInChurches #AnimalsInChurches #AnimalsInChurchesHour.
Wesley Memorial Methodist Chapel, Oxford.
Wesley Memorial Methodist Chapel, Oxford.
December 6, 2024 at 2:56 AM
The Dove of Peace, on a mostly green background for #GreenInChurches #AnimalsInChurches #AnimalsInChurchesHour.
Wesley Memorial Methodist Chapel, Oxford.
Wesley Memorial Methodist Chapel, Oxford.
A real #WingedWonder this time, Robin on gravestone in St Botolph's Church Swyncombe. Perhaps stretching #AnimalsInChurches a little 😃
December 6, 2024 at 4:53 AM
A real #WingedWonder this time, Robin on gravestone in St Botolph's Church Swyncombe. Perhaps stretching #AnimalsInChurches a little 😃
I offer a medieval facepalm for consideration in this week's #ComedyInChurches #AnimalsInChurchesAnimalsInChurchesHour" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#AnimalsInChurchesHour.
Penniless Porch, Precinct of Wells Cathedral.
#AnimalsInChurches
Penniless Porch, Precinct of Wells Cathedral.
#AnimalsInChurches
December 6, 2024 at 3:49 AM
I offer a medieval facepalm for consideration in this week's #ComedyInChurches #AnimalsInChurchesAnimalsInChurchesHour" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#AnimalsInChurchesHour.
Penniless Porch, Precinct of Wells Cathedral.
#AnimalsInChurches
Penniless Porch, Precinct of Wells Cathedral.
#AnimalsInChurches